Twenty-one years ago STAGES ST. LOUIS was a dream just beginning to take shape. In 1987, the company was founded on a commitment to nurturing the indigenous American art form of musical theatre. STAGES has since become one of the pre-eminent professional musical theatre companies in our region and is now poised for the next stage of growth.

Our mission is to build the leading performing arts center for musical theatre performance and education in the Midwest. The STAGES ST. LOUIS Performing Arts Center and Academy will lead a cultural renaissance in our community and create a legacy for future generations.

STAGES is in the midst of an ambitious $31 million capital campaign to create this new home for our artistic and education programs. Through the generous gift of 7.5 acres of land by Sachs Properties, Inc., we now have a site for our future home in Chesterfield, Missouri, at the intersection of Chesterfield Parkway West and Interstate 64/Highway 40.

The STAGES ST. LOUIS Performing Arts Center and Academy is being designed by renowned theatre architects Pellham Phillips of Springfield, Missouri. The 83,000-square foot complex will include a 730-seat main stage theatre, a 200-seat second theatre and a year round performing arts academy offering classes in voice, dance, and drama for children and adults.

Performances at the STAGES ST. LOUIS Performing Arts Center will welcome nearly 200,000 patrons each year, employ more than 100 local theatre professionals, and generate a surge of new business to area restaurants, shops, and hotels. At the STAGES Performing Arts Academy, learning will be an active and joyful process designed to awaken creativity and inspire expression in students of all ages.